I purchased an MP3 download of Twila Paris’s Sing Me A Lullaby. I first heard this song in one Mother’s Day Presentation on TV. It was sang by Lea Salonga. No exaggeration but as I was listening I could not helped but be moved. The lyrics of the …

Overview —“ Slappy, Green Day’s second EP, is an EP that sounds a lot closer, and I mean a lot closer, to the sound that Green Day eventually became known for compared to their previous EP, 1,000 Hours. Whereas 1,000 Hours was honestly just filled with songs with …

Harvester Of Sorrow, the sixth track off of And Justice For All, is a track which I initially never liked very much but now have come to gain at least a bit more appreciation for the track. I think that the main problem I had with Harvester Of Sorrow …

Sometimes in life we have conflict with those we never dreamed that we would. They are not nice times but we strive to get through them and after a turbulent 12 months I listened to this song and it made so much sense to me.
With the performer being male …

Rock And Roll is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their album Loaded. Opening up with a fairly quick but empty sounding introduction, the intro makes good use of some nice bass fills, but unfortunately really lacks in a guitar riff to hold my attention. Nevertheless, …

Girlfriend by avril lavinge is a song about a girl trying to get other girls guys to date her and make them break up over the matter. Why you wonder she would do that well it’s because that’s is how life goes and she is only doing it out …

The God That Failed is actually a song that I didn’t have a great memory of, probably because I never really listened to this song very much, but after listening to it again, it isn’t too bad of a song. The thing about The Black Album is that none …

I hate this album. I hate it just because this is the last Pink Floyd album, for good. That’s the only reason, other than that, this is the first Pink Floyd album I got to listen to as a whole, and the song that made me listen, was High …

Television’s Greatest Hits - Volume 6: The 70’s and 80’s CD is another delightful addition to the world of TV themes that reminds listeners of the great world of yesteryear.
One of the neat things about this collection is that the liner jacket lists all 65 themes included on the …

The Dixie Chicks are a very controversial group of recording artists. A few years back, they made some statements about then president George W. Bush that were not received very well at all in the United States. Many supporters of George W. Bush also happened to be fans of …

Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: There’s Got To Be A Way
Album: Mariah Carey
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Larry Jordan
“There’s Got To Be A Way” is the fifth and final single and music video from Mariah Carey’s first self-titled album, following the previous singles and music videos which are “Vision of Love”, “Love Takes …

Man From Pakistan is a song by The Flaming Lips and the eighth song on their debut album, Hear It Is. Opening up with a simple power chord rhythm accompanied by sloppy percussion and lead guitar work, Man From Pakistan starts out with an introduction which I find completely …

Gingerale Afternoon (The Astrology Of A Saturday) is a song by the Flaming Lips and the fifth track on their album Hit To Death In The Future Head. Taking on a slightly more rock sound than the two preceding tracks on this record, Gingerale Afternoon establishes a pretty catchy …

White Light/White Heat is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their album of the same name. Right from the start, a listener should get a very classic rock feel from this track and if I had to come up with some examples of very early classic …

A very popular song in today’s rock standards would definitely have to be Mississipi Queen by the band Mountain. This song just has a great punch to it and it’s a really good song while im just cruising in the car. It’s meant to be played loud! The …

Kids is a song by MGMT which appears on their second album, Oracular Spectacular. I’m sure that just about anyone who listens to modern radio has heard this song at least once, starting with the very distinct and recognizable synthesizer opening. I will admit that Kids is a fun …

“Not the Half Has Been Told” CD by Monica McCoy is one music album that uplifts my soul and spirit. The selections are filled with blessings! Each time I’d hear this music album it made me think that singing songs for Jesus is a worshipping experience. It is not …

This album is a remarkable work of art. There is an atmosphere on this record which is unparalleled. If the previous U2 album was brilliant, this album is post-brilliant. The previous album, Achtung Baby is a collection of very strong tracks, whereas this album feels more effortless and easy. …

On the new Ace Frehley record Anamoly their are a bunch of good tracks that the Ex guitarist layed down and did some vocals on that were very original. Although hes not much of a singer and he used vocal processing live I still think his melodic phrasing and …

Strawberry Jam is an album released by Animal Collective to follow their prior record entitled Feels. To begin, I will say that after Animal Collective released Sung Tongs followed by Feels, they had quite an act to follow, but I can thankfully say that I think they did a …

Portugal. The Man has been a favorite of mine ever since Waitor: You Vultures, and I consider them one of the most fluid bands around. By fluid, I mean they change a hell of a lot from album to album. American Ghetto is definitely no exception. It starts off …

Overview - Killing Is My Business And Business Is Good, the debut album by Megadeth, is an album of eight songs which are all basically thrash metal. Dave Mustaine starts right from the beginning with extremely aggressive tones behind his
music and he closes it in the exact same way. …

The unofficial king of Dubstep, an up-and-coming genre of electronic dance music, recently released onto the internet a seven song EP entitled “Bangarang.” The EP is available for download from many internet music sites, including iTunes and Amazon. The EP comes as …

Overview —“ Frantic, a music video released by Metallica on St. Anger, is a music video that focuses on the idea of what would a person do if they could get their life back after their death. The question is would they live their life in a better manner …

I do not usually get very excited over indie bands, and indie rock music on a whole, but after hearing a few songs from the Canadian indie rock band “The New Pornographers”, I decided that not all indie rock bands are monotonous after all.
One of the biggest …

For Reverend Green is a song by Animal Collective and is the fourth track to appear on their album Strawberry Jam. Personally, I enjoy the way For Reverend Green opens up because it starts out pretty empty and then gradually has more and more instruments join the mix before …

Lily Of The West is a traditional song which is performed and recorded by Bob Dylan for his album entitled Dylan. The track starts off with an acoustic guitar strumming a chord pattern along with a steady bass line and drum pattern providing the main rhythm of the track …

Artist: Mariah Carey
Video: If It’s Over
Album: MTV Unplugged
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Larry Jordan
“If It’s Over” is the second and final single and music video from Mariah Carey’s MTV Unplugged album, following the Jackson Five reenactment with Trey Songz titled “I’ll Be There”. Once again, we are treated to compiled footage …

The Dream —“ Love Me all Summer / Hate Me All Winter
The Dream’s debut album was definitely one of the best albums of the year. The lead single “Shawty is Da S**t” is a cute and playful track which features witty lyrics from Fabolous. The second single, Falsetto, is …

I know most of you guys reading this will be scratching your head trying to work out if you have ever heard of Tom Principato before. While he’s not exactly a household name, he has been recording and releasing albums for the best part of forty years and has …

Overview —“ King Nothing, the final music video released by Metallica for their album Load, continues to the band’s original trend of shifting between clips of them playing the song and then a story to explain and accompany the lyrics to the song. Despite the similarity in structure and …

As You Said is a song by Cream which appears on their record Wheels Of Fire. Interestingly enough, the song opens up with a string section before a guitar also comes into the mix before the vocals also come in. The vocal melody that Cream has on this song …

Vempire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein is a 1996 E.P. by the black metal band Cradle of filth. This was released on cacophonous records to fulfill the band contractual obligation. This is the band’s second release, it is better then the previous album in some ways, the vocals are …

The Elvis Presley: Elvis The Alternate Aloha CD is the recording of the dress rehearsal for the famous Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii TV concert. Well, it sort of is. The liner jacket actually gets very specific on how this digital recording was put together, and it’s both …

I received this CD about 2 christmases ago from a friend. Greenday was my favourite group then, so I was very excited about listening to them. They did not let me down of course. My favourite song in the album was the song “Boulevard of Broken dreams” even though …

Most people know him for the famous hit ‘Lady in Red’ but I must say I have discovered the real Chris de Burgh in some of his other, less familiar songs. What I liked more than anything else - and it was a kind of revelation to me - …

We Don’t Care is the final track on MGMT’s debut record, Climbing To New Lows. What’s interesting about this song is that I suppose it’s paired with We Care, the first “real” song on this record. As I said in my review of We Care, what I liked about …

The song Baby was what catapulted teen singer Justin Bieber to stardom. This song has such a catchy tune, anyone, both young and old people can sing it. Never a day passes that I do not hum the song to myself, which is testament to how hypnotic …

From the moment I first heard “All About the Bass” more than a year ago, I instantly fell in love with Meghan Trainor. She gave something that not only reminded me of the 80’s but also the fact that she’s a newcomer, and with a concept that she’s trying …

The artist Two Steps From Hell was created circa 2006 by Thomas J. Bergeson and Nick Pheonix. I would most likely compare their sound to the likes of Hans Zimmer, Audiomachine, and Immediate Music. It’s mostly dramatic/ intense music for stuff like movie trailers.
What I really like about their …

Did You See The Words is a song by Animal Collective and is the first track on their album Feels. Opening up with an interesting guitar rhythm, a listener should ideally get the feeling that they’re in for something special because I personally consider this track to one of …

Campfire Songs is the third studio album by Animal Collective. Comprised of five songs, Campfire Songs is incredibly different than Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished or Danse Manatee, the first two records released by the band. Whereas these two albums relied on experimental songwriting, Campfire Songs is based …

Horseshoes And Handgrenades is a song by Green Day which appears on their most recent studio effort, 21st Century Breakdown. Before I begin, I would say that with only Christian’s Inferno being the only real competition, Horseshoes And Handgrenades is easily the most aggressive track on the record so …

Talkin’ —˜Bout You is a cover performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Out Of Our Heads. The track starts off with a nice blues-rock sounding riff before going into the main rhythm of the track which certainly continues this blues-rock feel as it’s paced with …

After years of alternative music mixed with country and folk elements, R.E.M. decided to leave their comfort zone and record a grunge album. This was in 1994 and it was a perfect moment for them, because they were a very important band due to their two previous albums. When …

This is a great collection, showcasing the best of Rob Zombie’s work, both with White Zombie and as a solo artist. With 19 songs, you certainly get your money’s worth. But as with all greatest hits collections, if you’re a big enough fan of the singer, you …

MGMT is a band that I’ve just started to listen to, and the first song which really got me hooked on them would have to be Electric Feel. Coming from their first record, Oracular Spectacular, Electric Feel is certainly a track to be an accurate representation of that album …

Oneness by David & Steve Gordon is simply incredible. I think it is just about my favorite relaxing and calming audio CD that I have as part of my collection. The wind chimes, temple bells, traveling streams, flutes and more are just some of the instruments and sounds employed …

Hell Rell is a Harlem, NY born artist and member of The Diplomats he is signed to Cam’ron and was released from jail last year after serving two years for prior crimes.While in jail Diplomat records managed to create a buzz for this artist and keep it going …

Cudi Zone is a song by Kid Cudi which appears on his album Man On The Moon: End Of Day. The track opens up with a synthesized intro which does a good job of establishing a rhythm before Kid Cudi comes in with the vocals with a delivery that …